Agriculture and Horticulture are important industries in the Australian economy providing wealth, employment, food fibre and social wellbeing for the 22 million Australians and many more in other economies around the globe. For Australian Agriculture and Horticulture to continue to grow enough food and fibre for a burgeoning global population, Australian producers will have to develop new technologies, processes and skills. Community College Gippsland provides the Agricultural sector with training opportunities that broaden the thinking as well as the skill sets in the people who have a passion for the industry.

Eco Voice was started to provide a regular and broad overview of environmental information. It covers everything from renewable energy and sustainable building to natural living and organic agriculture.

International Composting Awareness Week Australia (ICAW), is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness about the importance of this valuable organic resource and to promote compost use, knowledge and products. We can compost to help scrap carbon pollution by avoiding landfilling organic materials and helping to build healthier soils.

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Formed in 1986, The National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia (NASAA), is the nation's leading organic certifier – focused on providing quality, cost efficient organic certification services. With operations both in Australia and overseas, the company provides certification and inspection services, which assist in facilitating market access throughout the world for NASAA certified organic product.

National Organic Week Australia (NOW) is 10 days of targeted media and locally-staged activities designed to increase awareness of the benefits of organic products and farming production systems and accelerate the uptake of these in the wider Australian community and environment.

As consumers, you want food you can recognise and trust. Buying organic products supports food safety, health, good nutrition and the environment. Products that carry the logo of an accredited organic certification body guarantees they are genuine organic.

The Organic Federation of Australia (OFA) was established in 1998 as the peak body for the organic industry in Australia. Our role is to work in co-operation with all sectors of industry and government to develop the Australian Organic Industry from a niche industry into a major component of Australian industry and deliver benefits to consumers, producers and the Australian environment.

The OAA has developed into a recognised provider of education in Organics and Organic Agriculture in Victoria and Southern NSW. Every two years the OAA conducts "Grow Organic" bringing together people from South East Australia in a celebration of Organics. The OAA has the largest booklist in Australia for biological, organic and biodynamic farming with books for sale and on loan to members.

Peppermint Ridge is a sustainable 8 ha property that offers workshops on Organic Vegetable Gardening, Australian Native Foods and sustainable living. They are 100% solar powered with waterless toilet systems.Their 1920's schoolhouse can be hired as a venue and offers great food for lunches, morning & afternoon teas. Their nursery stocks a wide range of Australian Native Foods. They also have a second venue nearby - the Cornucopia Living Heritage Centre which houses their Cornucopia Australis Exhibition - 'interpreting the past.... inspiring a sustainable future' - open for group tours - catering available.Bookings 0359 428 580

The Rare Breeds Trust highlights the plight of endangered domestic species throughout Australia. Their principal purpose is to protect and encourage the conservation and breeding of endangered domestic farm livestock in Australia to ensure their survival worldwide.

You probably have a lot of questions about raw milk and its history. The Real Milk website is designed to provide you with some answers. You can also learn more about how safe raw milk is already available around the world.

Previously known as Gippsland Organic Livestock (GOLI) this is a Government supported group comprising members from farming through to consumers. Under the GOLI banner, the Southern Organic Livestock group was instrumental in the certification process for Radfords Abbatoirs. Contact Kim Clarke on Email:priceclarke7@hotmail.com

Stipa Native Grasses Association (Stipa) was formed in 1997 by farmers to promote the profitable management and use of native grasses in profitable agriculture. Many of these farmers had developed or adopted management practices on their properties that regenerated native grasslands. The practices discovered and developed by farmers to regenerate native pastures have been proven to work in many environments and recently scientifically corroborated. These practices have been confirmed by STIPA members throughout most mainland states NSW, Qld, SA, WA & Vic with trials underway in Tasmania.

SWEP is an independent laboratory in Australia providing agricultural & horticultural soil balance testing (with interpretation using the Mikhail System that treats soil as a living system) as well as Plant & Water testing. Established in 1980, our aim is to enhance sustainable productivity, particularly for Organic, Biodynamic and Holistic farming systems. Our services are also important for crop improvement, farm diversification and protecting soil biodiversity for ecofarming.

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Dr Price's research demonstrated that humans achieve perfect physical form and perfect health generation after generation only when they consume nutrient-dense whole foods and the vital fat-soluble activators found exclusively in animal fats.